The curious officer then took note that he was not detecting a Council transponder signal, Archer claimed that he wasn't about to give away the fact that ChancellorM'Rek was aboard, returning to Qo'noS following "important negotiations" with the Orions. The officer laughed and commented that he had heard rumors about the Chancellor's "negotiations" with Orion women. When he made further inquiries, Archer stopped him, warning him not to be making those types of allegations over an unsecured channel, and to further, not mention this to his superiors, or he might find himself "commanding a garbage scow." (ENT: "The Augments")